2.3 to 5.0 swap

tireburner163 · 09-09-2001, 12:26 AM

What all is involved in swap a 2.3 out for a 5.0. I will probably stay carbed, just to keep it simple. I've heared that the front syspension is different, is this true. I know I'll have to swap rear ends. Is there anything else I wll have to change. Will all of my gauges still work without the computer? How much more complicated would it be to keep the fuel injection?

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THE SLO PONY
1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap.

If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

dinomite · 09-09-2001, 09:59 AM

you also have to change the transmission. the suspension difference that your thinking of are the springs. due to the decreased weight of the 4 cylinder engine, they put in softer springs up front. it shouldn't be complicated at all to keep fuel injection, i don't know what differences there are in the harnesses between the 4 and 8.

09-09-2001, 12:26 AM	#1
tireburner163 It's a lot like a race car Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Meridian, MS Posts: 4,130	2.3 to 5.0 swap What all is involved in swap a 2.3 out for a 5.0. I will probably stay carbed, just to keep it simple. I've heared that the front syspension is different, is this true. I know I'll have to swap rear ends. Is there anything else I wll have to change. Will all of my gauges still work without the computer? How much more complicated would it be to keep the fuel injection? ------------------ THE SLO PONY 1992 Ford Mustand LX. 2.3 liter four-banger, auto. Future mods: V-8 swap. If it ain't broke, you ain't tryin hard enough

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09-09-2001, 09:59 AM	#2
dinomite The Dude Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,262	you also have to change the transmission. the suspension difference that your thinking of are the springs. due to the decreased weight of the 4 cylinder engine, they put in softer springs up front. it shouldn't be complicated at all to keep fuel injection, i don't know what differences there are in the harnesses between the 4 and 8.